The police chief thinks that Shorty might not have been so badly injured if he hadn't fought back:

what an irresponsible statement by the police chief...so an 88 year old man is supposed to just sit back and take an azz kicking...that is just as absurd as Bobby Knight's stupidity when he made a similar type comment on the most reprehensible attack on women, which I refuse to repeat

08-28-2013, 01:00 AM

BonMallari

from the absurd to the asinine.....guess when one is facing the death penalty, a perp will say anything:-x

Quote:

By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News

One of the teens charged with beating to death a World War II veteran allegedly claimed he was buying crack cocaine from the 88-year-old and the transaction turned violent — but cops said there is no evidence to support that.

The allegation was denounced as bizarre by victim Delbert “Shorty” Belton’s family and even dismissed by the defense lawyer for the other teen accused in the Spokane, Wash., case, which has drawn national attention